It was during my teens that I picked up a translation of the Qur’an in my quest to find my true identity. I wanted to know why I was born, what Allah required of me in the form of duties and responsibilities and how I ought to spend my life in order to win His Pleasure.
Since then, many years on, my heart brims with gratitude at how this Glorious Book has filled up my life with the most beautiful and vibrant colors in order to make it resonate with spiritual fulfillment.
I wrote an article about my journey to understanding the Quran. It was a process of years and a lot of reading, attending lectures, and studying complementary texts and a foreign language. And that journey is not even close to being over.
It is a common allegation by Christians that the Quran is a mere copy of the Bible; that Prophet Muhammad (peace and blessings be upon him) simply plagiarized “his” book from the pages of the Bible. It is true that Prophet Muhammad received the Quran AFTER the Bible came into existence; and it is also …
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I remember trying desperately not to believe what I was reading; resisting it, and at one point closing the Quran and thinking: ‘I’m never going to read this any more’, but I couldn’t help myself. It was a very strong thing. So after reading a few chapters, I thought: “Well maybe my translation is wrong.”
I was invited to make certain that this new interpretation of the Quran was easily understood. My work, of course, required that I read the Quran over and over again. Well, as you can imagine, having no knowledge of Islam, I had hundreds and hundreds of questions. I was shocked…
I read the Quran but I do not understand Arabic. I do not get anything out of reading the Quran. Should not I start reading it in English? There are these people who keep telling you to memorize the Quran and speak about the much reward you gain through memorization. There are so many hafizs …
Salam (Peace) Dear Jason, Thanks for your question and for contacting Ask About Islam. First of all, it is important to correct a very common misunderstanding that some people have about Islam and Muslims. Not every Muslim is an Arab, and not every Arab is a Muslim. It is true that Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) …
How is this new translation ground breaking and different from other Quranic translations?
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